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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

ring up the curtain

Part of Speechverb

To start something

Origin

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Synonyms

start

Antonyms

ring down the curtain

Related Words

get the show on the roadopen the battingstrike upkick offget the ball rollingstart the ball rollingspark upset the ball rolling

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